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João MCA, Kriegler N, Freire AS, A. Pinheiro MA. Mating strategies of the endangered insular land crab Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837). INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2021.1961885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. C. A. João
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus do Litoral Paulista (CLP) – Laboratório de Biologia da Conservação de Crustáceos – Grupo de Pesquisa em Biologia de Crustáceos (CRUSTA), São Vicente, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus de Rio Claro (RC) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus do Litoral Paulista (CLP) – Laboratório de Biologia da Conservação de Crustáceos – Grupo de Pesquisa em Biologia de Crustáceos (CRUSTA), São Vicente, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus de Rio Claro (RC) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus do Litoral Paulista (CLP) – Laboratório de Biologia da Conservação de Crustáceos – Grupo de Pesquisa em Biologia de Crustáceos (CRUSTA), São Vicente, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências (IB), Campus de Rio Claro (RC) – Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Cruz ACF, Pauly GFE, Araujo GS, Gusso-Choueri P, Fonseca TG, Campos BG, Santelli RE, Freire AS, Braz BF, Bosco-Santos A, Luiz-Silva W, Machado W, Abessa DMS. Metal Bioaccumulation by the Neotropical Clam Anomalocardia flexuosa to Estimate the Quality of Estuarine Sediments. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2021; 107:106-113. [PMID: 33394064 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-03062-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This investigation evaluated the bioaccumulation potential of the tropical estuarine bivalve Anomalocardia flexuosa for trace metals. To this aim, chemical and sedimentological analyses and bioaccumulation tests were performed. The sediments were mainly composed by fine-sands and mud, with variable levels of organic matter and CaCO3. Muddy sediments from a depositional site (P2) presented the highest concentrations of metals, despite SEM/AVS not indicating bioavailability. Bioaccumulation factors showed high ratios for Cd, Ni, and Zn, while associations between the contents of mud, organic matter, CaCO3 and metals in sediments and tissues of A. flexuosa were indicated by a principal component analysis. The SEM/AVS was not effective to predict the bioavailability through dissolved metals. The results showed that contaminants were bioavailable, while the performed bioaccumulation test proved to be a reliable technique for assessing sediment contamination in estuarine regions. Moreover, A. flexuosa was considered an adequate test organism for bioaccumulation studies.
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- Ana C F Cruz
- Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-120, Brazil.
- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil.
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
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- Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-120, Brazil
- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
- CIMA - Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Química, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Química, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Química, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências, Rua Carlos Gomes, 250, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-855, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Geociências, Rua Carlos Gomes, 250, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-855, Brazil
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- Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Outeiro de São João Batista, s/n, Campus do Valonguinho, Centro, Niterói, RJ, CEP 24020-141, Brazil
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- Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Praça do Oceanográfico, 191, Butantã, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-120, Brazil
- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, Parque Bitaru, São Vicente, SP, CEP 11330-900, Brazil
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Araujo GS, Gusso-Choueri PK, Favaro DIT, Rocha RCC, Saint'Pierre TD, Hauser-Davis RA, Braz B, Santelli RE, Freire AS, Machado WTV, Cruz ACF, Abessa DMS. Metal-Associated Biomarker Responses in Crabs from a Marine Protected Area in Southeastern Brazil. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2020; 78:463-477. [PMID: 32034428 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-020-00710-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The environmental quality of a Ramsar wetland site located at the Cananéia-Iguape-Peruíbe Protected Area (CIP-PA), in São Paulo, Brazil, was assessed by geochemical analyses and biomarker assessments (GPx, GST, GSH, GST, MT, LPO, DNA damage) performed in swimming crab Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 organs (posterior and anterior gills and hepatopancreas) to estimate sediment contaminant bioavailability. The results indicated that two sampling stations, PT and PM, exhibited the worst environmental conditions, as sediments collected at both points contained metal contamination, while crabs exhibited significant responses for GPx, GST, and LPO (mostly during winter). Sediment contamination tended to be associated to fine sediments (both seasons) and organic matter (winter). During the summer survey, Pb concentrations in sediments of station PT exceeded the Brazilian Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) and the Canadian Interim Marine Sediment Quality Guidelines. Metal concentrations in sediments sampled in winter were higher compared with summer, with Co, Ni, and Pb exceeding SQGs levels at PT, whereas Co, Ni, Hg, Zn, and Pb exceeded SQGs at PM. Biomarker induction during summer appeared to be caused by natural variables (water salinity and temperature, and molting cycle), whereas oxidative stress and tissue damage during winter appeared to be more clearly linked to metal contamination. Anterior gills presented the clearest signs of seasonal variability, being more responsive to sediment contamination. The results suggest that metals originated from the upper Ribeira de Iguape River are transported toward the estuarine system, causing effects on C. danae individuals. Additionally, seasonality is a strong factor concerning CIP-PA toxicity, since the rainfall regime significantly modifies the freshwater flow and, consequently, estuarine water salinity, suspended particle and metal inputs, as well as the location of depositional areas. Thus, efforts to mitigate CIP-PA contamination should be based on the control of upstream pollution sources.
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- G S Araujo
- Instituto Oceanográfico, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), São Vicente, Brazil.
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), São Vicente, Brazil
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- Research Reactor Centre, IPEN- Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry (QUI), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry (QUI), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geoquímica, Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
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- Instituto Oceanográfico, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), São Vicente, Brazil
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- NEPEA, Campus do Litoral Paulista, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), São Vicente, Brazil
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Ferreira MS, Marques AN, Ribeiro ROR, Conte CA, Carneiro CS, Santelli RE, Freire AS, São Clemente SC, Mársico ET. Total Mercury in Carnivorous Fish from Brazilian Southeast. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2015; 95:18-24. [PMID: 25666565 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1470-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Total mercury concentrations were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry in muscle tissue of two commercially important species of carnivorous fishes croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) and cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) caught in Itaipu estuary, Rio de Janeiro. In this study, whitemouth croaker presented more mercury than Atlantic cutlassfish. Bioaccumulation differences can be explained by the biological behavior of juveniles whitemouth croaker, that remain in the estuary up to maturity, which makes them good indicators of local environmental impacts (0.110 mg Kg(-1) HgT). It also can be explained by differences in nutritional requirements between the different life stages of two species. The analysis showed the presence of low levels of the metal. However, our results suggest a possible risk to human health, depending on the level of fish consumption.
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- M S Ferreira
- Laboratory of Fish Inspection and Technology, Fluminense Federal University, Rua Vital Brazil Filho 64, Santa Rosa, Niterói, RJ, 24.230-340, Brazil,
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